On Tuesday 03 February 2004 20:35, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Tuesday 03 February 2004 21:00, Todd Slater wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 06:38:03PM +0000, LtCdData wrote: > > > do any of the Gimpers here using a gfx tablet for drawing in > > > the GIMP? if so what ones work and is it easy .. or not.. to > > > get working etc... > > > > > > LtCdData > > > > When I was looking at getting a wacom tablet I came across this: > > http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ > > > > Todd > > I wasn't sure what is meant by gfx tablet but I've been using a > Wacom tablet for quite a while now (since Mandrake7.2). As of > Mandrake8.2 they got autoconfigured at install time, and that > includes Mdk10.0-beta1 I discovered today;) > > I can only recommend (a serial) Wacom, they're expensive but worth > every cent if you're planning to make more use of it than just a > mouse substitute. The smaller, cheaper especially USB tablets are > trouble prone with linux (this includes the AIPTEKS) and actually > coarser to handle than a trackball for instance. > > Of course the cheap ones will do fine as a mouse substitute, that's > only click and point, heh:) > I understand that Genius tablets are supported - midway between Aiptek and Wacom in price, I think
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